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A nonbuilding structure, often referred to simply as a structure, is any built structure that is not a building, i.e. not designed for continuous human occupancy. The term is particularly used by architects, structural engineers, and mechanical engineers to distinguish load-bearing structures not designed for continuous human occupancy.
Examples
- Aerial lift pylons
- Avalanche dams
- Barriers
- Beehive stone
- Blast furnaces
- Boat lifts
- Brick kilns
- Bridges and bridge-like structures (aqueducts, overpasses, trestles, viaducts, etc.)
- Bus stops
- Canals
- Aqueduct
- Acequia
- Aqueduct
- Carports
- Chimneys and flue-gas stacks
- Coke ovens
- Communications towers
- Conservatories
- Covered bridges
- Dams
- Docks
- Dolphins
- Driveways
- Electricity grids
- Elevators
- Fountains
- Ferris wheels
- Ferry slips
- Flumes
- Footpaths
- Fortifications
- Fractionating towers
- Garden
- Gates
- Gate guardian
- Pylon
- Granaries
- Greenhouses
- Hayracks
- Hay barracks
- Headframes
- Infrastructures
- Landmarks
- Marinas
- Monoliths
- Megaliths
- Memorials
- Mounds
- Stupas
- Offshore oil platforms (except for the production and housing facilities)
- Oil depots
- Oil platforms
- Piers
- Pitch
- Pyramids
- Radio masts and towers
- Railroads
- Ramadas
- Retaining walls
- Roads
- Roller coasters
- Sheds
- Ski lifts
- Silos
- Storage tanks
- Street lights
- Street signs
- Swimming pools
- Structures designed to support, contain or convey liquid or gaseous matter, including
- Cooling towers
- Distillation equipment and structural supports at chemical and petrochemical plants and oil refineries
- Tank farms
- Thoroughfares
- Tombs
- Towers of some types
- Lattice towers
- Obelisks
- Tramways and aerial tramways
- Transmission towers
- Triumphal arches
- Tunnels
- Underwater habitats
- Water towers
- Wharves
- Windmills
Exceptions
Some structures that are occupied periodically and would otherwise be considered "nonbuilding structures" are categorized as "buildings" for life and fire safety purposes:[citation needed]
- Aviation control towers
- Cruise ships
- Factories
- Kiosks
- Lighthouses
- Outhouses
- Power stations
- Refineries
- Warehouses
See also
- Architectural engineering
References
- International Code Council (2003). 2003 International Building Code. International Code Council. ISBN 1-892395-79-7.
- Prasad, Deo K.. Designing with solar power: a source book for building integrated photovoltaics (BiPV). Mulgrave, Vic.: Images ;, 2005. Print.
- Kunreuther, Howard, and Richard J. Roth. Paying the price the status and role of insurance against natural disasters in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Joseph Henry Press, 1998. Print.
This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of non building structure types news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message A nonbuilding structure often referred to simply as a structure is any built structure that is not a building i e not designed for continuous human occupancy The term is particularly used by architects structural engineers and mechanical engineers to distinguish load bearing structures not designed for continuous human occupancy Eiffel TowerBrandenburg GateThe Arcade du Cinquantenaire in Brussels BelgiumGolden Gate BridgeKapellbrucke Chapel Bridge a covered bridge in Lucerne SwitzerlandThe Olmsted ramada over the Big House of Casa Grande National Monument in ArizonaSilos in Acatlan Hidalgo MexicoTransmission tower near Le Cluzeau Saint Romain FranceThe Triumphal Arch of Orange FranceExamplesAerial lift pylons Avalanche dams Barriers Beehive stone Blast furnaces Boat lifts Brick kilns Bridges and bridge like structures aqueducts overpasses trestles viaducts etc Bus stops Canals Aqueduct Acequia Carports Chimneys and flue gas stacks Coke ovens Communications towers Conservatories Covered bridges Dams Docks Dolphins Driveways Electricity grids Elevators Fountains Ferris wheels Ferry slips Flumes Footpaths Fortifications Fractionating towers Garden GatesGate guardian Pylon Granaries Greenhouses Hayracks Hay barracks Headframes Infrastructures Landmarks Marinas Monoliths Megaliths Memorials Monuments Mounds Stupas Offshore oil platforms except for the production and housing facilities Oil depots Oil platforms Piers Pitch Pyramids Radio masts and towers Railroads Ramadas Retaining walls Roads Roller coasters Sheds Ski lifts Silos Storage tanks Street lights Street signs Swimming pools Structures designed to support contain or convey liquid or gaseous matter including Cooling towers Distillation equipment and structural supports at chemical and petrochemical plants and oil refineries Tank farms Thoroughfares Tombs Towers of some types Lattice towers Obelisks Tramways and aerial tramways Transmission towers Triumphal arches Tunnels Underwater habitats Water towers Wharves WindmillsExceptionsDulles Airport control tower Some structures that are occupied periodically and would otherwise be considered nonbuilding structures are categorized as buildings for life and fire safety purposes citation needed Aviation control towers Cruise ships Factories Kiosks Lighthouses Outhouses Power stations Refineries WarehousesSee alsoArchitectural engineeringReferencesInternational Code Council 2003 2003 International Building Code International Code Council ISBN 1 892395 79 7 Prasad Deo K Designing with solar power a source book for building integrated photovoltaics BiPV Mulgrave Vic Images 2005 Print Kunreuther Howard and Richard J Roth Paying the price the status and role of insurance against natural disasters in the United States Washington D C Joseph Henry Press 1998 Print
